Infection caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis increase of 31 cases.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 Infection caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis increase of 31 cases Of: Yang Yongmei Wang Liping Liu Yan-ping Chen Increase of eosinophilic meningitis is the most common cause of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection, the disease in Southeast Asia and southern China are more common. In 1933, first in Guangzhou, Chen Tao rat heart lung was discovered and named. Mainly by eating raw snails occurred . our hospital from March 2007 to December 2009 were treated due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis increased in 31 cases, now the clinical features, CSF characteristics, imaging findings and prognosis following report. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information and epidemiology of this group of 19 males and 12 females, aged 10-61 years, mean 24 + -11.7 years old, before the onset of apple snails are eaten, the incubation period 4-15 days. By the national and provincial epidemic prevention departments detection of apple snails in Dali cantonensis prove Dali region Angiostrongylus cantonensis infected. 1.2 supporting clinical data and hospital admission in all patients for examination by the attending physician or more experienced radiologists in clinical data collection. All patients with normal lumbar puncture and CSF investigation, biochemistry, cytology, acid-fast acid-fast staining and India ink staining search tuberculosis and cryptococcosis. line antibody ELISA method for detecting parasites (including schistosomiasis, cysticercosis, trichinosis, and toxoplasmosis Angiostrongylus cantonensis, parallel herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster virus, cytomegalovirus antibody test and the TB antibody test. 21 patients underwent the first MRI examination, 7 patients underwent a head CT examination, 3 patients simultaneously the head MRI and CT examination .8 patients with head and chest X-ray examination, 3 cases of lung CT, 16 patients underwent an EEG. 2 Results 2